Shortlisted Stories

SHORTLISTED FOR THEWATTYS2026! With twenty thousand followers on Instagram, a growing travel vlog channel on YouTube, and trips across Asia documenting food, culture, and hidden destinations, Raenerys Cortez is slowly building a name in the travel content world. She's not a superstar and she's not extremely famous, but she's happy that she's achieving her dream step by step, traveling to different places and sharing them with others. Even though she has only visited a few countries so far, some people already recognize her from time to time. She's already happy with that. But she would be even happier if more people watched her videos, which is why she truly puts effort into her vlogs. Until the day came. She was invited to a luxury brand event in Manila. She isn't really fond of fancy social gatherings and big crowds, but for the sake of her vlogging channel, she needed to attend. Besides, it would be a waste to miss the opportunity. She might even get sponsorships or partnerships there. She has always dreamed of that. Until she accidentally and literally trips into Elian Ruiz Liu. Yep, that Elian Ruiz Liu. The internationally famous runway model with millions of fans, luxury campaigns, and a reputation that follows him everywhere. All it takes is one perfectly framed photo, and boom! They're both trending. And not just trending, but trending because of a dating scandal. That definitely wasn't what Rae expected to gain from that event. To control the rumors and protect their reputations, both of their teams come up with a solution: fake the relationship. Just for three months. "It's only acting," they said. But the longer they pretend for the cameras, the harder it becomes to remember where the act ends. Because falling in love was never part of the plan. But the internet already believes their love story. And sometimes... the most convincing lies are the ones that start feeling real.

A well crafted and compelling short story about a young Australian boy who is assigned the task of baby-sitting his younger brother while his mother is off at work. She'd locked us in but had forgotten the spare house keys hanging precariously on a hook by the door. "Well, she never said the garden was not part of the house."

| 𝐖𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐘𝐒 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 + 𝟔𝐗 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | 'Every Villain Is The Hero Of Their Own Story.' ═══════════════ In 2018, a mad scientist designed a hybrid to counter his failures: an Indoraptor nicknamed 'Ripper'. Born heartless, bloodthirsty, and mindless above all else, he served to be a weapon beneath man's rule. But after a series of events unveils a horrible truth within his world, Ripper met his fateful end; death by impalement. It was here where his story ends. But what would happen if he survived? Embark on a powerful journey of both vengeance and mercy, told through the eyes of a creature straining to understand the sole purpose of a life he never had. Through a series of choices, strange oddities, and surprising revelations, he'll discover the mysterious secret behind his existence and become the prey of a mass-hysteria showdown between man and beast, all while realizing how mortal he truly is. [Warning: Violence and Gore are present] ═══════════════ [Added to Wattpad's @StoriesUndiscovered Mature Reading List - February 2018] [Added to Wattpad's @PsychologicallyNovel Otherworldly Odd Reading List] [Added to Wattpad's @Fanfic Binge-Watch-Respectfully Reading List - January 2019] [Marked Official Fanfiction by @Fanfic - May 2019] [Wattys Shortlisted 2021 - November 2021] Date of Completion: April 14th, 2019

SHORTLISTED. Paul Finn wakes to discover that not only is he feeling horribly sick but, more worryingly, the naked stranger in his bed isn't moving. If only he could remember what happened... My story for the ONC 2023, a thriller scifi adventure, with a touch of romance. (SciFi /Adventure / LGBT) A Winner in The Nano Watt 2025 Novella category

an anthology of poems written by yours truly, containing some poems with a dark theme, and containing a poem that has been shortlisted for the Young Writers - Power of Poetry competition 2022. More poems coming soon. Rated #597 out of 4.4K in metaphor, #8 in self out of 34, #61 in elsewhere out of 65 and #5 in shortlisted out of 12, #23 in weld out of 34, #367 out of 1.7K in published Will updated based on where I am ranked

*Italian Wattys Awards 2018 Shortlist* "You shouldn't trust fairies. They are vane creatures, who don't share the human way of seeing the world. Their only desire is to have as much fun as possible. They don't do it because they're evil, but simply because they don't understand. They're innocent and cruel at the same time, in the same way only kids can be": this is what Myrddin, the old king-maker, the greatest magician of all times, thinks of fairies. Rose, captivated by the world of Avalon an of the Daone Siths, elemental fairies so powerful that they are considered to be goddesses, doesn't agree with him. She knows that fairies are more than this, and that it's worth fighting for the magic that still lives in the human world. However, not all fairies are kind and reasonable. Some of them seek vengeance towards human kind because they don't like to be forgotten. Queen Medb, beautiful and lethal, doesn't want to let go of humans so easily: she'll do everything in her power to punish who has left her, and her revenge is on the verge of hitting Avalon and Lady Nimueh, her sister and the Lady of the Lake, even at the cost of the entire OverWorld.

For how many years. The Hypothesis and the Conclusion. Science versus Religion. Religion versus religion. From the information we considered "fact", their is always a critism. But the fact is none among all of those had the best finite concrete answer to the question: What was Before us Human is the product of fruit. The fruit that is a product to. A fruit that does not know how to create itself so created similar to it. We humans who do not know how to create a human, created similar to it-the AI. We are the product of fruit that is the product of another fruit. We will have a product of ours. Soon will going to be the next us. YOU want do you think? Let me know yours. Come let's read mine.

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Some diamonds slip through the net. Some brilliant books are overlooked at first. Think "Harry Potter" and The Great Gatsby". Even Shakespeare was dismissed as an "upstart crow" in the beginning. So here, in one directory, are the fragments of gold that slipped through the fingers of the Wattys Shortlisters. Different, daring, or just missed through dumb luck - scroll through and find yourself a gem. 2021 Edition. To be included, please DM @TheBelleDame for instructions.

The Kalki Chronicles - Origins takes you into a realm that pits Indic history with futuristic sci-fi. Based on the murky, big bad world of Bollywood, where the fortunes of superstars are decided every Friday, we meet the enigmatic, quintessential bad boy of Bollywood Rudra Pratap Rudy. And on the other hand, barely making ends meet in the madness of Mumbai, we have the aspiring journalist turned gossip column writer Adrija Ranganathan. There was no way, these two could have a chance at love, no way in hell. Yet, the heavens decided that these two will have to clash, in order to kickstart a series of events, that will end in the culmination of the age of Kali. This is not just a story, but a journey, spanning generations. This is not a story about beginnings, middles and ends. This is a story, where everything is about to end.